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Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" Wall Art
ART BY: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" Wall Art
ART BY: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), dated 1755. The artist is catalogued as Italian. This reproduction is based on the copy in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the file offered here measures 2318 × 3681 px (3.8 MB). Catalogued under Prints and Rococo, in portrait format. Archive Lane holds 969 works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an Italian artist.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" is free to preview at web resolution. The original high-resolution file is a one-time purchase, or included with an Archive Lane membership (up to 1,000 high-resolution downloads per day) — and the artwork can also be ordered as a made-to-order print.
